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A30788	King Edward the Third, with the fall of Mortimer, Earl of March an historicall play, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royall by Their Majesties servants.	Bancroft, John, d. 1696.; Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692.	1691 (1691)	Wing B635; ESTC R8063	40,264	66

of Leicester with a party force the Guards of the Queens side Dela 'T is Prudently advis'd King Each to his Task then Mortimer we come This Night begins my Reign and Seals thy doom SCENE The Queens Apartment Enter Isabella and Mortimer Mort. Thus soft and secure we taste the Joys of Love Whilst buisy Polititians plot for Interest Whose akeing Brains Dances the Rounds of State And all to get the Title of a Knave The Soldier now lies hard for Gaudy honour Endures the raw rough blast of Winters Season With all the harsh necessities of Camps And for the name of Gallantry and Great After a long escape Provokes his Fate But Love Queen Ay that my Mortimer's above 'em all Who envys honour that is rich in Love Mercy which is the Attribute of Heav'n The first Creator of it sure was Love And pitty is the Instinct of its passion Love makes the Vulgar proud the Noble Gods The Gods themselves if Strangers to Love's Joys Their much admir'd Elizium is Imperfect Mort. Some Musick for my Charmer let us indulge And gratify our Souls Luxuriously Raptures unknown the harmony shall raise Our hearts shall beat the measures of the time And tender sighs eccho each artfull note Till our soft murmurs fall by soft degrees And dye like o're-charg'd Flutes with too much playing Queen I cannot answer as I ought but thus Embraces A Song After the Song Mountacute Delamore and Attendants come from under the Stage Mort. Now let 's to our Repose my softest Love This Night ends all our fears and I have those Whose ●ands before the Moon has gone her Race Will have our Enemies all in Possession Young 〈◊〉 Montacute that hot-bred boy With his old Councellor close Delamore shall Smart my Isabella A Clashing of Swords Ha! what means this noise my Guards what ho Death it grows lowder are they all engag'd Treason Treason Enter Turrington bloudy Why that dismall object Tur. Shift for your self Sir all 's betray'd and lost The King and Leicester have cut off your Guards The City 's at the Gates and shout him King Burn Mortimer fire the Queen I can no more But that I ever lov'd you let this witness dies Queen Oh Heav'ns what shall we do Here my best life there is a Vault That will convey thee Mount We will convey him Madam to a place As safe as he design'd us Mort. Horror and Hell Queen Oh spare my Mortimer my gentle Son Mount Madam you are deceiv'd he is not come yet Del. Well haughty E. of March what think you now Mort. That I shall dye thou 'st answer'd to thy mind Queen O ye malitious Powers Moun. Sir Tho. let 's withdraw No doubt these Lovers have a leave to take We will not separate 'em too abruptly Call when you 're teady Sir I shan't be out o' th way You Sirs secure the Vault Mort. I scorn thy Insolence And Mountacute I 'le fall so nobly Ex. Moun. Dela That thou shalt loose thy ends in my calm sufferance Queen Oh Mortimer Mort. Oh Isabella Queen I know not how to look or speak For I have brought this on thee My Love has tempted thee to taste Ambition And thou hast follow'd me in all thy actions Mort. Thus the first pair their miseries surveigh'd When from their blessed Eden they were driven Their eyes seem'd to accuse 'em of the fact But Love in each pittied the Crime in both She tempted him to make him bless'd like her And when he found her Ruine urg'd his own But oh much happyer was their Punishment Their both were curst but they were curst together And suffering both alike neither were wretched Queen I will not long out-live thee for I cannot Thou wert the prop on which my hopes did hang Like curious Buildings wrought by wond'rous Art Where the vast frame 's supported by one Pinn But that struck out I shatter all to ruine Mort. No live my Queen thou may'st be happy long 'T is only I must bleed my bloud 's the cure And 't is Impossible it can be spar'd But Isabella when thou shalt retire For oh I fear too much they will confine thee Think on thy March and pardon his Ambition For nothing but my fondness has betray'd thee A vast excess of Love to make thee great To set thee out o' th' reach of thy Sons Power Lest he might slight thee as his Father did Queen Oh angry heav'ns you 've punish'd us severely The prospect of our greatness has undone us The Glitt'ring shew has drawn us out too far And we 're surpriz'd just as we thought to grasp it Like Voyagers seduc'd by a fair Sea A temperate Air the Sky Serene and clear Just as they have their wish'd for shore in view By sudden Storms the tatter'd Bark is toss'd And all within the sight of Land are lost Mort. He comes thy Son approaches Farewell to all that 's dear I leave a certain Heav'n to go I know not where Enter King Mountacute Delamore Holland Chancellour and Serjeant King Seize the vile Traytor hurry him down the dungeon There let him groan till day and then he dies Queen Oh spare him spare him banish us together But do not take his life thy Mother pleads King Thou Scandal of my blood remove the Queen Queen The Queen am I not thy Mother Oh hear me King I 'm deaf away Queen May heav'n forget thy Prayers when thou shalt plead And may thy Mothers Curse hang on thy head Exit King Now Chancellor for thee Thou shame of Church and Justice What can'st thou say Chan. Nothing but begg for Mercy for if your Majesty considers I have been but a Tool and am not the first Statesman that has been Compell'd to be a Knave by Court-Minions King No Hereford my Fathers blood requires thine Away with him unfurnish him of all those Robes And give him such as fit his wickedness The Nation must be satisfy'd and thou must dye Prepare for 't Prelate● Chan. This 't is to be too Eminent in State mischiefs Others that wish'd as well to the Cause as I Will scape for not acting so publickly Exit Serj. Ay! that Chancellor I 'm afraid will not dye alone I am Damnably afraid his Grace to make up his Equipage must have a Chief-Justice that we may Swing in Figure Mountacute brings in Maria. Mount Now Sir I claim your promise This Virgin is what we owe our Lives to Her birth you 've been acquainted with And by what means she was compell'd to live with the Chancellor And sure 't was Providence which plac'd her here for all our Benefits I beg her for my Wife King She 's Yours and to make her wellcome I Invest her with all the Chancellor's Estate And Viscount Mountacute be Earl of Salsbury Mount Thus let us thank your Majesty Kneels King Rise both Mari. No Royall Sir I have one boon to beg That old mans Life my Uncle tho' an ill one Nor has he Acted ought what e're was purpos'd And since my being has made me the Instrument Of what 's discover d I humbly would Entreat King Thou shalt not plead in vain he 's safe and if he can be honest we may in time take Care of him Serj. I humbly thank your Majesty and will study to deserve this Mercy I am not the first Knave that has turn'd honest man when he found his Roguery would do him no good King My Lord of Leicester Delamore Exeter and Holland and all shall share our favours May you continue as you have begun The Parliament's at hand If they Encourage me As I Expect they shall be satisfy'd how 〈◊〉 love ' em Del. Doubt not their Duty Sir King To Scotland first I will an Army Lead And Check the Growing Mischeifs which are spread That done to France I will in Person go The Flower D'Luce shall to the Lyon bow If my kind Commoners are just and F●●e I 'le loose my own or fix their 〈◊〉 Long have they suffer'd by their Foreign Foes And Evill Kings I fear has been the Cause Heav'n Guide my Steps that our Records may tell How Edward did the Insulting French Repell How English-men with Glory did Return Whilst Gallick Ruines did our Conquests Mourn Errata Page 2. line 31. for who read which line 32. for which read who Page 12. line 15. for which read who line 17. which read who Page 46. line 35. for Villany read Villain line 38 for should read would Page 48. line 34. for Pieth read Piety FINIS